Sidespace live listing data · As at 17 October 2026

How much office space do you need, and what does it cost?

Written by Simon Hanlon, Founder & CEO, Sidespace. BCom LLB, admitted 2011.

A team of 10 needs about 80 to 150 m², and in Melbourne a serviced office that size costs about $8,120 per month all-inclusive, a median of $812 per desk across 85 priced offices. A conventional lease of 100 m² in Melbourne would run about $8,083 per month gross, before fitout.

Change the team size or the city below. Every figure on this page is a median or average of offices currently listed with us, each with its sample size, and no number here is estimated.

80-150m²

Floor area needed

$8,120/mo

Serviced, all-inclusive

$812/desk

Median per desk

$8,083/mo

Conventional lease, gross

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Serviced rate is the median for 5-10 desks in Melbourne, from 85 priced offices. See the full Melbourne pricing guide.

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What an office costs by team size

Sidespace live listing data · 17 October 2026

Monthly cost of a serviced office, all-inclusive, by team size. Each figure is the median per desk for that team size multiplied by the headcount. Cities where we hold too few priced offices to publish a defensible median are not listed.
City	1 person	5 people	10 people	20 people	50 people	Offices priced
Melbourne	$740	$4,060	$8,120	$13,000	$25,500	328
Sydney	$1,011	$5,415	$10,830	$17,860	$25,000	414
Brisbane	$803	$4,015	$8,030	$14,360	$18,800	118
Perth	$749	$3,750	$7,500	$15,240	$29,600	74
Adelaide	$700	$4,050	$8,100	$16,200	$54,050	69
Canberra	$3,039	$3,790	$7,580	$18,000	$89,900	66
Gold Coast	$660	$3,300	$6,600	$13,200	$33,000	26
Hobart	$1,868	$9,960	$19,920	$39,840	$99,600	16
Geelong	$569	$5,300	$10,600	$15,900	$39,750	11

Floor area

How much space do you actually need?

Between 8 and 15 m² per person, including a share of meeting rooms, kitchen and circulation. These are planning conventions rather than figures from our inventory, and they are the honest range: where you land inside it is a decision about how you want to work, not a market rate.

Floor area by team size, at three planning densities.
Team size	Dense, 8 m² each	Typical, 10 m² each	Generous, 15 m² each
1 person	8 m²	10 m²	15 m²
5 people	40 m²	50 m²	75 m²
10 people	80 m²	100 m²	150 m²
20 people	160 m²	200 m²	300 m²
50 people	400 m²	500 m²	750 m²

A serviced office is quoted per desk, so the operator has already made this decision for you. The floor area matters most when you are taking a conventional lease and paying per m².

Good to know

Office space and cost, frequently asked

How much office space do I need per person?

Plan on 8 to 15 m² per person, including a share of meeting rooms, kitchen and circulation. 8 m² is a dense open-plan fitout, 15 m² is generous with private offices, and most conventional tenancies are planned around 10 m². A serviced office is quoted per desk rather than per m², so the space figure matters far more when you are taking a lease.

How much does an office for 10 people cost?

Melbourne about $8,120, Sydney about $10,830, Brisbane about $8,030, Perth about $7,500 a month for a serviced office, all-inclusive. Those are medians from live listings, and the table above shows every city we price.

Is a serviced office cheaper than a conventional lease?

For a small team, usually yes once you count everything. A serviced office rate includes fitout, furniture, internet, utilities, cleaning and reception, and it commits you for months rather than years. A conventional lease looks cheaper per m² but adds outgoings, a fitout you pay for up front, and a term of three to five years. The crossover is normally somewhere around 20 to 30 people, and it moves with the incentive on offer.

Are these figures estimates?

No. Every rate here is a median or an average of offices currently listed on Sidespace, and each one carries its sample size. Where we do not hold enough priced stock in a city to publish a defensible figure, that city is left out rather than estimated. Indicative guide rates from operators are excluded, so these are operator-supplied prices only.

What is not included in these numbers?

Car parking is charged separately and priced by the building. For a conventional lease the figure above is a gross rent, so it includes outgoings but not your fitout, make good, or the incentive that would reduce your effective rent. For a serviced office the rate is all-inclusive but meeting room use beyond your monthly credits is extra.

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